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The head of the British labour party Jeremy Corbyn refused to take part in the official dinner with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, reports The Sunday Times. The event, which will be held this week dedicated to the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, which recognized the right of Jews to a national home in Palestine.

Refusal Corbin was announced after Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, mark Regev, said the same publication that the opponents of the historic Declaration are «extremists,» denying Israel’s right to exist, and thus must be equivalent to such terrorist groups as Hamas.

Previously it was reported that Corbin intends to ignore such events organized by the Jewish community of great Britain.

Corbin refused to participate in the dinner with Netanyahu in honor of the centenary of the Balfour Declaration 29.10.2017